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Retail Enabler: CardinalCommerce Protects SMBs From Holiday Fraud

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales continue to increase year over year — while some project online holiday sales at $98 billion, new estimates from the National Retail Foundation project that this year’s online holiday sales could reach $117 billion. That’s where CardinalCommerce comes in.

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Uber Connect Expands For Holiday Package Delivery

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locations recently added for Uber Connect include Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Charleston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Connecticut, Detroit, Fort Myers-Naples, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. They can track the delivery just like an Uber trip, the blog post indicated.

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Cross-Border Shoppers Purchasing Clothing Online

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As a result, eMarketer is forecasting that retail eCommerce sales worldwide will hit $1.9 What’s more, eMarketer projects worldwide retail eCommerce sales will near $2.4 trillion in 2017, when, for the first time, retail eCommerce will make up 10 percent of total retail sales.

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eCommerce Numbers Spike Across Categories

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As March sales and earnings reports start to show up this week, new data indicate that eCommerce sales for essential and nonessential retail will show a dramatic spike. New data released this morning by ACI Worldwide show that most retail categories have seen a 74 percent rise in March compared to 2019 for eCommerce.

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PayPal gets cryptocurrency license; Fed official warns on monetary policy risks

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The New York State “Bitlicense” will allow customers to use bitcoin to make online retail purchases; Cleveland Fed chief says persistent low rates may encourage risky behavior.

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Warehouse Space Going For Premium Rates

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Brick-and-mortar merchants are far from being free from the problems that plague their particular brand of retail, but even they have to look at online retail rising rents for warehouse space with a little bit of mirth. Of the 57 major retail markets studied, 37 of them posted decreases to warehousing availability.

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Mall Chain Owner Considering Selling Off Its Malls

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The Cleveland-based firm says that it is “reviewing strategic alternatives for its retail portfolio.” According to Chain Store Age , this could mean shifting or significantly reducing its investment in the mall and retail center industry to instead focus on apartments and office buildings.

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